The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-09-29

at once or you will get behind.
Write S. E. Killian, Secretary of the
Catawba Industrial Association. for a
premium list of the Third Annual Fail.
which will open at Hickory on the 10Th
of October and hold four days, Presi-
dent Reinhardt writes that it will be the
best Fair ever held in Western North
Carolina.
The Durham National Bank was
organized last week with a capital stock
of $1,000 OO. The management is COM
posed Of some of the best business and
financial talent in the State. The follow
ing We're elected officers: J. S. Carr,
President; Chas. II. Bryan, Vice-Presi-
dent; Leo. D. Heart, Cashier; Chas. A.
Jordan, Teller, and w. w. Fuller, At
torney. ~
The Executive Committee of the
North Carolina Farmers Association have
been notified by President Elias Carr to
meet at the Yarboro House in this city
at 8 a. m, Wednesday, October 10Th. It
is important that every member of the
committee be present. The committee
consists Of DR.. D. r. Parker, A. McIver,
D. Men. Mckay, i. L. Polk and G. Nc
Donald.
The 9Th, 9th, 10th and 18th of No.
vember will be lively days at Murfrees-
boro. The Second Annual Fair Of the
Roanoke and Albemarle Agricultural
Fair Association will be held at that place
on those dates. On the 18th a grand re-
union of the ex-Confederate soldiers will
take place. Mr.. E. A. Buell., Secretary,
Murfreesboro, will cheerfully mail you
one of the handsome premium lists if you
write him.
The Asheville furniture factory is
rapidly charging it's operations, and has
sent to Indiana to get skilled operatives
and mechanics. And yet there arc thous-
ands Of young men in u State who are
comparatively idle for the want Of en-
ployment. But they are not trained in
skilled labor. This is the great and
grand work that now demands attention.
We want to see our Agricultural and
Mechanical College thrown open to our
boys and they educated in skilled labor.
The C. F. & Y. V. r.. wants an out-
let to the sea. Why not our own city of
Wilmington? The Tarboro Road has
reached Nashville and is looking for a
point where it may connect with the
of rail that is being laid all through
the interior of the State. Why not our
own city Of Raleigh? What is it that
keeps that road from being built to Raj
Is it Indifference on the part of
our business men and property holders
Should it not come here? Would it not
be of great benefit to Raleigh? Will not
one give US the reasons?
The series of articles which we are
publishing weekly in our paper on the
SuDICCU Ol NlCCIl 1dll NIX oIC IIol4
the pen of one of our most thoroughly
practical and progressive citizenship.
Geo. Allen, Of Newborn. He is discuss
ing one of the most important, as well as
one Of the most perplexing questions to
our farmers-how to maintain or to i'm
prove the fertility of our soils. One Of
the cheapest and II Of the essential
methods is by green manuring, and we
hope our readers are keeping up with
him and are studying his practical and
sensible suggestions.
There are two things that are truly
said of our progressive fellow-citizen, Col.
M. Holt. There are no strikes or
of strikes among the hundreds of
operatives in his large cotton mills. He
IS always ready and willing to aid the
Fair. He has informed the officers
the Fair that he will shut down his
Mills two days during the Fair to give the
operatives IN opportunity to visit the
Fair, and this generous act will be met by
IN arrangement for special excursion
to accommodate them. This is
clever all round and we hope others will
follow the example of Col. Holt and thus
rive the women and children in the fac
,ories a chance to enjoy an occasion
which would be a treat indeed to them.
During the past week killing frosts